How To Use Battered In A Sentence

Two workboats, ancient battered things with rusting plates, shouldered into it from either side like a couple of drunks supporting a comatose companion.
Nick managed to move his battered body quickly enough to launch his own counter-blast, successfully stalemating the battleship's beam.
There are chocks of assorted age and make, battered into shapeless bashies, as well as many fine #1 Friends, sunk and overcammed deep into fingercracks which refuse to give up their dead.
The herstory of the battered women's movement in Florida is a cautionary tale.
Into this battered relic, she put her own meager possessions. HOUR OF THE HUNTER

That history was one of poverty and violence, of battered women and abandoned children.
Some escaped after a bouncer battered down a partition wall. Times, Sunday Times
Only the sizzling Mongolian lamb hotpot, mayo-slaughtered wasabi prawns, the stodgy dumplings and leaden-battered soft-shell crab were truly terrible.
I am hunched against the biting wind, and all my possessions are next to me in a battered suitcase.
The other day in the midst of Port-au-Prince, the great degraded capital city that is my home, I saw a car, an old battered car, a jalopy, falter and sputter and come to a slow halt.
His battered old hat had completely lost its shape.
Ordered by Sennett to come up with a more workable screen image, Chaplin improvised an outfit consisting of a too-small coat, too-large pants, floppy shoes, and a battered derby. Five People Born on April 16 | myFiveBest
Mom, who usually gets battered and deep-fried prawns when she eats Chinese, said these were the best she's had.
By the end you may feel battered and bruised. The Sun
The markets, battered by all this to-ing and fro-ing, sold off again. Times, Sunday Times
The two Siamese battered around her, thudding their sinuous backs against her shoulders. AN OLDER WOMAN
But to my surprise, instead he got out a battered pair of drumsticks, with which he beat a brief tattoo on the top of my head.
She felt battered into numbness by the sustained assault on her diminishing reserves.
His was the good fortune to witness Sheppard's encounter with the topsman, and to shrive the battered soul of Jonathan Wild. A Book of Scoundrels
I'm off to Paris tomorrow evening for a meeting on Thursday morning and I really didn't relish the thought of taking my battered boots along with me.
But after that, full health is restored and young gentlemen are ready for a luncheon of a dozen lamb chops and a battered pudding.
Adam Lee burst into the crowd and pulled the bleeding Rebel from the battered Yankee.
Some have a forlorn and battered remnant of a house or two, but they are mostly mere grey areas of flattened stone. Times, Sunday Times
But it was only after the wine glass attack, on December 27, 2003, his battered partner decided she could take no more abuse.
In recent years its nine million population has been battered by storms and hurricanes. The Sun
When we stood at the bow of the ship we peered over the edge and watched the maidenhead get battered, the wooden carving taking the abuse in stride.
Hampshire was battered by high-speed winds and heavy rain yesterday as violent storms hit the county.
By the end, players will find themselves skirting around gaping chasms and outracing avalanches while being battered senseless by Mother Nature's best.
You can select battered sausages, battered onion rings, battered mushroom and more.
No British sports star identified more with his roots than the happy Manc with the battered mug and the flying fists. Ricky Hatton's love of the high life sent him crashing back to earth
But when Dev arrives at his shop it explodes in a fireball, which sends him flying across the road, leaving him battered and bruised.
If the church is to be truly pro-life, how can it help but champion the cause of battered women?
For battered wives, at least, it would have been a boon.
But meanwhile it was only Tuesday, and he was nearing the battered and nail-bestudded front door of La Sarthe Chase. Halcyone
Off to the west were chalk cliffs, their bases battered by booming surf. CORMORANT
The General was said to be battered and bruised, but was not one of the unfortunate 420000 who fell during the battle.
On the table, which hung on hinges from the for'ard bulkhead, were pen and ink, also a battered log-book. A SON OF THE SUN
His right hand, clenched into an iron mallet, battered desperately at the fearful face bent toward his; the beast-like teeth shattered under his blows and blood splattered, but still the red eyes gloated and the taloned fingers sank deeper and deeper until a ringing in Turlogh's ears knelled his soul's departure. People of the Dark
Some time later, standing by the side of the road, confused, he hitched a ride in a battered, colorless pickup. DEAD LINES
I have met and worked with many families who have been left emotionally battered for years after acrimonious divorces. Times, Sunday Times
That battered old barrel is a focus of so many happy moments. The Sun
There wasn't a fish shop for miles, although the local supermarket was full of breaded plaice and battered scampi.
Elsewhere, analysts saw little respite for battered tech and telecoms shares, which have struggled amid the gloomy corporate earnings picture.
The battered young woman was rushed to hospital where she stayed for three weeks. The Sun
He was battered to death in his Islington home by his friend and companion, who then committed suicide.
The operation was carried out as strong winds battered Scotland, tearing a cargo ship from its anchorage in the Orkney islands.
The five days needed to reach it after it first appeared on the horizon had been fraught with danger: a dozen rapids, violent eddies that whirled the Explorer around “like a teetotum,” interspersed with innumerable reaches through which the boat had to be towed by a dozen men hauling upon fraying ropes or by a battered skiff with splintered oars. Colossus
He fishes into a battered black holdall, pulls out the manifesto and triumphantly taps his forefinger on the table.
His only possession was a battered old suitcase of clothes.
The homemade onion rings are even better, cut thin and lightly battered so there's a nice balance between crust and juicy onion.
Fans of battered faces smeared in ketchup will not be disappointed. Times, Sunday Times
One of them wore trousers with big yellow and black checks, the other a battered straw hat and a white rollneck fisherman's arran. WHITE LIES
With her long features and battered trilby, she also makes a plausibly boyish Ganymede.
Tonino forced the end of his candlestick down between the battered cardboard edges and heaved sideways at the metal. THE MAGICIANS OF CAPRONA
It finally came to a halt battered against the wall, leaving a shower of debris on the track.
He looped a quick knot at the karabiner, not even sure if the battered piece would still hold, then used his knife to free her wrists. SILENT TRUTH
Well, my father is a bus driver - he used to be a chef - and my mum works in a refuge for battered wives.
Twenty minutes later, his foot on the head of a very large, very red, and above all very dead dragon while the crowd cheered and threw confetti, Edwin spied a familiar figure staggering towards him in battered armour. Squired-Up
Phil, the square's resident bad egg, retrieved the battered lad from the cop shop.
Japan's consumers have had their trust in food safety battered by a recent rash of scandals involving mislabelled beef, pork and poultry and by an outbreak of mad cow disease last year.
I found gravy on my t-shirt next morning so I'm guessing chips, and possibly a battered sausage, were involved in the walk home.
Park manager Paul Weston said the rabbits had apparently been battered to death.
I picked up a battered magazine from the glass coffee table, looking for distraction. RUNNING FROM THE LAW
He looked slightly scruffier than usual, his hair untidy, a battered, shapeless leather jacket over jeans with holes at both knees. AN OLDER WOMAN
Raven hovered around the bruised and battered girl.
We should have learned about ratlines long ago, from hard experience -- the Ho Chi Minh Trail was the biggest ratline of them all, a bustling ant trail through the jungles of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia swarming with men and women on foot, on bicycles, in battered Chinese-made trucks, delivering fresh troops and war supplies to the south. Nick Mills: Mixed Messages
And tonight party backbenchers and Peers will decide if it is time to kill off the battered Premier once and for all. The Sun
One boy has a tray displaying battered curios salvaged from the area - American name tags, medals, twisted knives and forks.
In the confusion only three of the line kept up with him, the much-battered "Orel" and the "Admiral Apraxin" and Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima
He was battered to death with a rifle-butt.
Fluff plays a worldly, battered guitar, while Billy accompanies on his harmonica, making a tuneful jingle which feels special because of the supreme effort of the two hard-up men.
He fetched an extremely battered antique book from his bookshelf.
Mason cuts a battered but defiant figure.
As you look up at it, the inside of the roof looks like a checkerboard whose squares have been battered and then flown apart.
the battered woman syndrome
I still have battered copies of all her earlier books, the most moving perhaps being French Country Cooking with its enchanting drawings and ‘must try’ recipes.
Then there was the suit, which he wore well for a guy who lived in battered jeans and worn-out shirts.
He's battered the sav again beautifully there.
Another man erupts into a lengthy solo of being battered about by something invisible. Times, Sunday Times
Because there is great benefit in seeming to be a big strong nation that is unroiled, unruffled and unbattered by the constant high seas of the world. From Disraeli to 'the Bang-Bang'
Yesterday France was battered by storms and strong winds.
There are memoirs by battered wives, but not batterers.
Why should police privacy be better-protected than that of battered spouses or deported passengers?
This Texan delicacy is a cutlet of tenderized top-round beef, battered and fried in a skillet (much like fried chicken, hence the name), and served with cream gravy. Independence and chicken-fried steak | Homesick Texan
He battered up his car in the race.
Hardcover and paperback, spotless and battered, beautiful books and cheaply printed books, crude paper-bound galleys with pages scribbled in mysterious annotations.
Now they look rather battered, but many of the fronds will stay green throughout the winter. Times, Sunday Times
The screen rises and reveals a woman clad in battered basketball boots, pushed-down white socks, a denim skirt and an old guitar.
The flint axehead used had been left at the barrow, its battered and damaged cutting edge precisely fitting some of the cutmarks on the wood.
Inside are piles of battered registers, marked with the date in blue.
Each narrator is an archetype - the spurned lover, the heartbreaker, the battered wife - and explores a different wrinkle of the urban African-American female experience.
Still, with the stock battered and rating agencies considering further downgrades, that could rapidly change.
The battered type, wood-pulp paper, and poor presswork, now so commonly used in the cheap editions of books and periodicals, are often injurious to the eyesight. A Practical Physiology
They seem sullen, battered, and effectively leaderless, although they are as determined as ever to hang on to the dream of dignity and eventual independence.
More than one-third are battered repeatedly every year.
Sex is full of lies. The body tries to tell the truth. But, it's usually too battered with rules to be heard, and bound with pretenses so it can hardly move. We cripple ourselves with lies. Jim Morrison
The superstar's Coral Gables mansion was battered by gale force winds which left windows smashed and wrecked her garden.
Near sundown we passed down the one long street, all battered and dismantled, which is all that is left of the old town. AN AUSTRALIAN IN CHINA
Their battered condition lends credence to the story, for why else would they have been saved, if not for their association with the martyred slave?
Ferguson punched Bishop in the face and grappled him to the floor, leaving the drug addict ‘battered and bruised’.
Hunger remains but one wonders how much more punishment his battered body can take. The Sun
Officers battered their way through the blue door opening on to stairs up to the maisonette flat. Times, Sunday Times
When the family was cleaning out her unit in their fourplex, I spied a dusty, battered sanshin on a chair. A Tale of Two Grandmothers
A slender calico cat, battered by years of battling rats, gave birth to one litter after another, of which few kittens survived.
The outfit was completed with a pair of tottering heels and a battered carrier bag she swung from her wrist. Times, Sunday Times
The present author reserves the term folklore for application to those unappropriated scraps of popular song, story, myth, and superstition that have drifted down the stream of antiquity and that reach us in the scrap-bag of popular memory, often bearing in their battered forms the evidence of long use. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula
Jake got out, pulled a battered overnighter suitcase from behind the seat, and shut the door of the truck. AMBERBEACH
The painfully familiar Cyrillic letters were crabbed and uneven - as if battered by gales.
A battered and burned work basket projects low down in front like a bumper.
For something to do, I scuttled out into the hall to collect the mail from the battered tin box in the lobby. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
The old hat was battered beyond recognition.
It might also hold clues to the future of the battered, long-suffering transatlantic relationship.
Forestry officials were baffled yesterday by reports that an employee battered his wife to death and killed himself over fears they would lose their tied cottage.
It's very hard for battered women to rebuild their lives without a good support network.
I like my chips open or wrapped, with a crisp wedge of battered cod perched precariously on top.
We began with a steamed sea prawn and a battered deep fried river prawn with dipping sauce.
He pulled on a battered old crash helmet with a scratched visor.
The rest was indescribable: riding a meteorite through incandescence, shock, thunderblast, stormwind, night, mountains and caverns of cloud, rain like bullets, crazy tilting and whirling of horribly onrushing horizon, while the noise roared and battered and vibrations shook brains in skulls and devils danced on the instrument panel. The Rebel Worlds
The multi-million-pound Great House on Necker, the Virgin tycoon's 60million private island, was struck by lightning in the early hours of Monday when the region was battered by 90mph Hurricane Irene.
The outfit was completed with a pair of tottering heels and a battered carrier bag she swung from her wrist. Times, Sunday Times
The tunnies, torn and battered against submerged rocks, succumbed not long afterward, as did the squid. The Golden Torc
He reappeared a moment later, clutching a rather dusty and battered deck of cards.
Beer-battered barramundi $14 combines the crispy texture of fried fish with soft vermicelli noodles, fresh dill and basil leaves. Cross-Culture Aussies
Several pieces of galvanise sheets were strewn along the shore as the battered boats, some of which were overturned, sat atop piles of debris and slush.
The yen gains battered exporters already suffering from the global economic outlook.
He was a droll sight, with a battered shako and trousers made of old gunny sacks tied up with twine.
The hillside behind the barn is strewn with farm equipment in various states of repair, and the milking parlor is in a battered barn.
The storms they had read about in Florence had battered the autumn crocuses and Michaelmas daisies. FORESTS OF THE NIGHT
Stuffed with ground mortadella and a quartet of rich Italian cheeses, including mascarpone, as well as fresh mint and sage, the blossoms are battered, deep-fried and served over a ladleful of house-made tomato sauce. A Flower to Savor
Davidson's book also sent me to my battered copy of David Arora's Mushrooms Demystified -- the one book you must have if you want to hunt mushrooms-- for this anecdote by the Victorian memoirist Gwen Raverat about the smelly, phallic, stinkhorn mushroom. "Because of the morals of the maids"...
Alan Donaldson Scottish woodcock, bread sauce and woodcock giblets on toast; When you tell a resident of Edinburgh that there are three one-star Michelin restaurants in the town's old port of Leith, you are usually met with the sort of astonished look reserved for someone who claims to adore the skirl of bagpipes last thing at night, or insists that he craves the Scottish chip-shop delicacy, the battered, deep-fried Mars Bar. From Ships to Michelin Stars
She bashed and battered the pole for a long time until at last, with a scream, she slashed across the pole with a strength that she did not know she had.
Forget the good old battered sav, the company is planning to revolutionise festival food.
Kurei pulled on his old battered trainers and black denim jacket.
For an instant, his painted, red-nailed forefinger catches the light as it strikes middle C on his old, battered harmonium.
With four hundred of his croppy boys we battered Lord Mountjoy, Bold Belfast Shoemaker
Ten days later, David lay on the battered couch in Laura's consulting room.
With its no-frills, unplastered concrete walls and battered equipment, half of the thrill of training there is its edgy feel. Times, Sunday Times
Chicken pie on a bed of chow mein, half-rice half-chips in a curry sauce, and even battered cod with a sweet and sour accompaniment are all served with the essential salt and vinegar condiments.
She expected a retort, another blow to her already battered body, but neither came.
Under the freeway bridges, huddles of young men have parked up their cars, set up garden chairs, and are picnicking to hip-hop from battered stereos.
battered trumpets and raddled radios
They are untiring fighters for the rights of battered women.
She battered away at his chest with her fists.
Speculation is mounting over the leadership of the Labour group on Hull Council which has been left bruised and battered by the recent electoral defeat.
This was designed to educate the court from the outset by indirectly dispelling certain notions about battered women. 'Trivial Complaints:' The Role of Privacy in Domestic Violence Law and Activism in the U.S.
The hillside behind the barn is strewn with farm equipment in various states of repair, and the milking parlor is in a battered barn.
Although the tempura-battered shellfish involved are popcorn-size chunks, they taste important in their spicy chipotle sauce.
The groups most adamant about denying help to battered women were the conservative fundamentalists and some orders of Catholicism.
It seemed like today was a very Anne type of day so I pulled my battered old hardcovered Ryerson Press copy of Sassymonkey Reads
He gets away with it because he delivers his poetic lines with such wonderfully battered suavity. Times, Sunday Times
We were a tramp collier, rusty and battered, with six thousand tons of coal in our hold. SMALL-BOAT SAILING
Authorities began evacuating people in the state of Oaxaca as the hurricane battered villages with high winds and intense rain.
A pot of tea, thankfully, was on the kitchen table, and I slumped over to it eagerly, flopping down in my battered chair as Mom came bounding down the stairs, my three bags in hand.
BRITAIN will be battered by downpours and strong winds this weekend. The Sun
I sat down on the frightfully uncomfy seat and placed the sword on the battered wooden table.
My battered cod was at the nadir for this dish: the casing hard, the interior mush. The Sun
Scattered among the buildings Leaphorn counted seven pickups, a battered green Mustang, a flatbed truck, and two wagons. THE JOE LEAPHORN MYSTERIES
Then the bowl is thrust at me with battered wooden chopsticks and a porcelain spoon.
Last Saturday night, witnesses said, men armed with wood planks, iron rail spikes and a lust for revenge battered down the club's steel doors.
Still, at the time of her trial it was well documented that she suffered from battered women's syndrome, a state hallmarked by depression, anxiety, fear, and tattered self-esteem. SaraKay Smullens: A Letter to Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen: Mercy for Gaile Owens
They had been conversing about the magnificent old ruin, and the ages in which it had been built, and the vicissitudesof time and war, that had battered down its walls, and left it "tenantless, save to the crannying wind. Hyperion
And sexually abused and physically battered kids run away from home.
The council shall assist the major party candidates and the president-elect by making every reasonable effort to facilitate the transition between administrations," Bush's order said. and a few more hosannah's ... world sees obama's victory as a new beginning for america* world celebrates barack obama victory* around the world, obama triumph lifts battered US image* the world reacts to president-elect obama: 'a new deal for a new world'* propelled by internet, obama wins presidency* how will president obama wield his vast internet army? Media monarchy
The western coasts will be battered by 90mph winds as the 31st storm of winter strikes today. The Sun
He beat her head against the hole-in-the-wall machine, leaving her bruised and battered.
The biggest weather disaster of the week was a powerful typhoon that battered the southern Philippines on Tuesday. Times, Sunday Times
A backpacker from Warminster has been battered to death while travelling across Thailand.
She also loves this recipe, which is a fresh spin on mushy peas and battered cod. The Sun
Poor old opera: battered by charges of elitism, inaccessibility and snobbery, it would be easy to predict its coming death.
Treatment was geared to boosting John's immune system which was being battered by various systemic fungi and intestinal parasites.
Alongside skulls, bones and fruit he singles out careworn possessions, like a lone battered trainer or an acoustic guitar, and painstakingly chisels them in whole or in part in pale limewood. The Guardian World News
Not surprisingly, this gruesome war against the darkest recesses of the human spirit has left him a battered old hound, riddled with scars and guilt.
A plucky pensioner told today how he was battered in the face by an armed robber as he bravely prevented a post office raid.
The stereotype of battered wives as fragile, passive, placatory and docile does not do justice to their actual role in marriage relationships.
For Italy it was a day of bitter disappointment as they ran out again battered and bruised by more adept opponents.
A green light from the EU for the linkup could be the first of several positive events in coming weeks for BA, which has been battered for two years by falling traffic, labor strife and other woes. EU Likely to Clear Alliance of American, BA, Iberia
The accompanying pale yellow fries are crisp, lightly battered, fast-foody and sprinkled with sea salt.
BRITAIN was battered by storms yesterday as forecasters warned of a bank holiday washout. The Sun
Central to this concept is the impression of the writer, battered though unbowed by oppression, given safe haven and continuing to struggle from a foreign home.
One of the local toms has a particular dislike for her and has battered her intermittently quite badly, and so began the hunt by torchlight for her.
If your mouse pad is battered from years of hard use, consider purchasing a new one.
Gusts of wind battered him; he ducked into the office and laid the key on the counter.
BRITAIN was battered by storms yesterday as forecasters warned of a bank holiday washout. The Sun
Mexico was already reeling from one of its wettest rainy seasons on record before it was battered by tropical storms this month. Times, Sunday Times
A rare peregrine falcon that was close to death after being battered by storms was rescued by a traffic warden. Times, Sunday Times
An indictment could make it difficult for CA to borrow money and would be a severe blow to its already battered reputation.
Some donors, battered by so many appeals for help, may find themselves battling compassion fatigue.
And if you happen to own a battered treasure that needs restoring, there's a bookbinder here, too. Independent bookshops in south-east England
Many of the famous blizzards and northeasters that battered the East Coast and sank ships in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean throughout history were bomb cyclones.
The eastern slope below Playfair's buildings has been pierced by a rusticated colonnade of battered piers framing large windows.
Thirty-four years after a massive nuclear war, New York City is almost entirely submerged in caustic water and dominated by brutal gangs who live in a semifeudal society in the cityâ€™s battered skyscrapers. Dark Horse Comics for August 2009 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
He turned, motioning toward Lady Grey who waited a few feet away, leaning against the battered shell of a rusted vehicle.
But what we saw when Mr. Murdoch was hauled before the British Parliament earlier this week was a doddery old man who had to lean on his son for guidance, a man happy to say sorry but apparently unable to answer any detailed questions about the hacking affair, a man battered not just by our Parliamentarians but by a member of the public who managed to thrust what we call a custard pie into his face. Breaking News: CBS News
There were incredible stories of battered, scratched husbands who sounded remarkably like himself.
Recession-battered Britain learns the true cost of the global financial crisis Wednesday, as the country's government outlines the largest cuts to public spending since World War II - slashing benefits and public sector jobs with a five-year austerity plan aimed at clearing the nation's debts. UK Government Stakes Future On Spending Cuts
We have often been tempted to abandon this task; then another battered woman would come into our lived.
Into this battered relic, she put her own meager possessions. HOUR OF THE HUNTER
From inside his coat he produced her bonnet, battered and dirty.
Each year, the tropics are battered by up to 40 hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones, while floods and landslides occur everywhere in numbers too great to keep track of.

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